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Subject: RE: WWII silk maps - care & preservation
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 14:28:29 -0500
From: Kadri, Carolyn J <[log in to unmask]>
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Kim,
Thanks for your e mail message regarding care & preservation of WWII silk maps. I have an additional question. Does LC ever put silk and/or other cloth maps under a mylar protection without sealing? Is there any reason from a preservation standpoint that mylar (when it is not sealed on all sides)should not be used in the storage of silk maps?
Thanks again for sharing.
Carolyn Kadri
Special Collections Cataloger
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX 796019
817-272-7153
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:57 PM
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Subject: WWII silk maps - care & preservation
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Subject: WWII silk maps - care & preservation
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:52:22 -0400
From: Kim H. Edwin <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Joel,
May I suggest that all of the cloth maps should by default be stored in acid-free (without additional buffering agents) paper or folders. This is because there may be problems from those mystery materials which feel organic (but may turn out not to be) and/or the inks or paints applied if the ever common buffered paper or folders are used.
The cloth maps should neither be ironed nor washed to not only prevent heat damage but also to not cook or leave in any residual contaminants--unless these processes are done by conservationists.
These tips came from our fabulous Preservation Directorate here at the Library of Congress.
thanks,
Kim Edwin,
Library of Congress,
Geography & Map Division
202-707-8514
Disclaimer: Referenced facts & opinions are not necessarily of the Library of Congress.
>>> Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> 4/21/2010 11:17:29 AM >>>
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Subject: Re: WWII silk maps
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:23:09 -0400
From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
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There is another nice article online, by Barbara Bond, from a 1983 issue
of _The Map Collector_:
http://www.kunstpedia.com/PDFArticles/Maps%20Printed%20on%20Silk.pdf .
These are not that expensive, and some of the online offerings are
actually post-WWII (Cold War era) maps. While this might be better
posted to MapHist, there are not, to my knowledge, any centralized
pricing vehicles (such as www.maprecord.com) that show many of these
titles, since they are late by antiquarian standards. You can find them
scattered in a variety of places, including eBay, but prices do not
often exceed $40-50 (I'm sure there are exceptions), and frequently are
less.
The maps are not just British: http://www.escape-maps.com/ (tied to the
site you link in the original message).
Joel Kovarsky
On 4/21/2010 9:52 AM, Angie Cope wrote:
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> Subject: WWII silk maps
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:50:12 -0500
> From: Coombs, James <[log in to unmask]>
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>
> I was contacted by a fellow who wanted to know the value of two WWII
> British silk escape maps he discovered in his parent's attic. I was
> under the impression that these things were quite rare and valuable,
> but after searching the internet, I've learned they are apparently
> quite common. I found a great history of them here:
> http://www.escape-maps.com/history_of_wwii_british_cloth_escape_maps.htm,
> but I did not find a good source for determining the monetary value of
> specific maps. Do any of you out there in Maps-L land have experience
> / knowledge about these maps you can share?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim Coombs
> Map Librarian
> Duane G Meyer Library
> Missouri State University
>
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